The Silver Key

"Wonder had gone away, and he had forgotten that all life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other." --H.P. Lovecraft, The Silver Key

Friday, February 28, 2020

My top 25 sword-and-sorcery "stories"

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One of my “whiff” moments in Flame and Crimson was failing to include a “seminal works” or a “suggested reading” list. So without further...
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Monday, February 24, 2020

Flame and Crimson Kindle edition released, and reviews!

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Some important and encouraging news to share today regarding  Flame and Crimson. First, the book is now available on Kindle for the low pr...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

News and updates: Jack London, Flame and Crimson reviews

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A few items of note to share. Buck and John Thornton, ready for adventure Today I have a post running on DMR Blog, "Jack London, ...
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Thursday, January 30, 2020

I've come around--Blaze Bayley is pretty awesome

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I'll admit it, I more or less bailed on Iron Maiden in the mid-late 1990s. Metal in general appeared to be tipping into obscurity. Grung...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

The Evolution of Modern Fantasy

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For anyone interested, I submitted a detailed review of Jamie Williamson's fine book The Evolution of Modern Fantasy over at DMR Blog. ...
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Saturday, January 25, 2020

Some more Tom Barber art

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Sent to me via email and reposted here with his permission. This first could/should be on the cover of a Dungeons and Dragons supplement. ...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

A salute to Christopher Tolkien and Robert E. Howard

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An important date and some notable news to acknowledge this week. Christopher Tolkien, youngest son of J.R.R. Tolkien and his literary...
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Brian Murphy
Marketing professional by day; skald in the Hall of Fire by night; and member of the S.H.I.E.L.D.W.A.L.L. Author of Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery (2020, Pulp Hero Press). Essayist and reviewer for numerous web and print-based fantasy and sword-and-sorcery publications, including The Cimmerian, Black Gate, Tales from the Magician's Skull, Mythprint, REH: Two-Gun Raconteur, The Dark Man, DMR Blog, Skelos, and SFFaudio.com. Two-time Robert E. Howard Foundation award winner: The Atlantean (Outstanding Achievement/Book for Flame and Crimson) and The Venarium (emerging scholar in REH studies).
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